Contributions Made and Challenges Posed by the Rape as a Weapon of War Narrative to Prevent Gender-based Atrocity Crimes

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https://doi.org/10.18046/recs.i42.02

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Armed Conflict, Atrocity Crimes, Prevention, Sexual Violence

Abstract

The aim of this article is to analyze the contributions and difficulties derived from the concept of sexual violence as a weapon to prevent gender-based atrocity crimes. In spite of the visibility of this narrative regarding the incidence and dynamics of sexual violence in armed conflict contexts, the efforts to improve prevention have been limited due to problems linked to the securitization of discourse, the emergence of hierarchies in the forms of harm, the privilege of legalistic and militaristic approaches, and the presence of blind spots in this narrative. This research adopted a qualitative approach from a hermeneutic perspective, with a non-experimental research design. The literature review and content analysis were the main research techniques.

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  • Juan Pablo García-Giraldo, Unidad Central del Valle del Cauca

    Politólogo de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Colombia), magíster en Estudios de Paz y Conflicto de The University of Queensland (Australia), y en Derechos Humanos de la Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (España). Docente de tiempo completo del programa de Derecho de la Unidad Central del Valle del Cauca UCEVA (Colombia); coordinador del semillero de investigación en Derechos Humanos y Convivencia Pacífica de la misma institución. Investigador junior categorizado por el Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación.

  • Mónica Alexandra Reyes-Cuartas, Unidad Central del Valle del Cauca

    Politóloga de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, magíster en Psicopedagogía de la Universidad Internacional de La Rioja. Docente de los programas de Derecho y de Psicología de la UCEVA.

  • Jorge Enrique De los Ríos-Giraldo, Unidad Central del Valle del Cauca

    Abogado de la Universidad Santiago de Cali (Colombia), candidato a Doctor en Derecho de la Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (Argentina). Magíster en Filosofía del Derecho Contemporáneo de la Universidad Autónoma de Occidente (Colombia), especialista en Derecho Financiero de la Universidad San Buenaventura (Colombia). Docente del programa de Derecho de la UCEVA.

  • Ana Sofía Cruz-Quintero, Unidad Central del Valle del Cauca

    Estudiante del programa de Derecho de la UCEVA e integrante del semillero de investigación en Derechos Humanos y Convivencia Pacífica de la misma institución.

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Published

2024-02-26

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García-Giraldo, J. P., Reyes-Cuartas, M. A., De los Ríos-Giraldo, J. E., & Cruz-Quintero, A. S. (2024). Contributions Made and Challenges Posed by the Rape as a Weapon of War Narrative to Prevent Gender-based Atrocity Crimes. Revista CS, (42), a02. https://doi.org/10.18046/recs.i42.02